Question

1. Aspirin (look at reasons for both dosages 81mg and 325mg)

Drug name- brand & generic

Drug classification & pharmokinetics (How it works)

Routes and dosages for administration

Indications & usage

Contraindications/ Precautions/ Side Effects

Nursing interventions/ assessment/ monitoring

Answer 1

Drug name- brand & generic:

Generic Name and Formulations: Aspirin: Caprin, Nu-Seals Aspirin.

- Many compound analgesic preparations contain aspirin.

Aspirin 81mg tabs, 325mg caplets; e-c.

Company: Bayer Corp, Consumer Care Div.

Drug classification & pharmokinetics (How it works): Ant platelet

Routes and dosages for administration:

Aspirin Regimen 81mg—32, 120, 180; Aspirin Regimen 325mg—100; Children's—36; Bayer Tabs—12, 24, 50, 100, 200, 300, 365; Caplets—50, 100, 200; Gelcaps—40, 80

Indications & usage:

To diminish joined danger of death and nonfatal stroke after ischemic stroke or TIA. To decrease danger of vascular mortality in presumed intense MI. To diminish consolidated danger of death and nonfatal MI after MI or unsteady angina pectoris. To decrease consolidated danger of MI and sudden passing in endless stable angina. Revascularization methods.

Adult:

Ischemic stroke and TIA: 50– 325mg once day by day. Suspected intense MI: 160– 162.5mg once day by day (begin when MI suspected) at that point for no less than 30 days post-MI. Anticipation of repetitive MI, unsteady angina pectoris, unending stable angina: 75– 325mg once every day. Coronary course sidestep unite: 325mg once day by day (begin 6hrs after method) for 1yr. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: 325mg 2 hours before surgery, at that point 160– 325mg once day by day. Carotid endarterectomy: 80mg once day by day to 650mg twice day by day (begin before surgery).

Kids: Not suggested.

Contraindications/ Precautions/ Side Effects:

Contra indications:

• NSAID allergy

·         Infections

·         Trimester pregnancy

Precautions:

• History of asthma or peptic ulcer.

·         Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction.

·         Bleeding disorders.

·         Diabetes.

·         Gout.

·         Pregnancy, nursing mothers: not recommended.

Adverse reactions:

• GI upset/bleed,

·         Prolonged bleeding time

·         Anaphylaxis

·         Salicylism.

Nursing interventions/ assessment/ monitoring

Administration:

- Nurse prescribers: oral as it were.

- Available as general, covered, and expanded discharge tablets or containers.

- Other arrangements incorporate chewable tablets, fluid shape and dispersible tablets.

- Also accessible as a suppository.

Patient teaching:

- Possible gastric disturbance is restricted by taking headache medicine after nourishment.

- Keep this drug in the compartment it came in, firmly shut, and far from youngsters.

- Store it at room temperature and far from overabundance warmth and dampness (not in the restroom).

- Store ibuprofen suppositories in a cool place or in a cooler.

- Take any missed measurements when you recall. In any case, don't take a twofold measurements to compensate for a missed one.

- Do not break, smash, or bite broadened discharge tablets and don't open expanded discharge cases. Gulp down them.

- Always read the mark of any finished the-counter meds to check for headache medicine content.

- Restrict liquor consumption.

- Report any tinnitus, sweating or hyperventilation to the endorsing human services proficient.

Nursing implications:

- For patients who have had oral or dental surgery or tonsillectomy over the most recent seven days evade chewable or dispersible headache medicine tablets, or ibuprofen in pounded tablets or swishes.

- Assess torment as well as pyrexia one hour prior or after medicine.

- In long haul treatment screen renal and liver capacity and ototoxicity.

- Assess other drug for conceivable communications - particularly warfarin which is an uncommon risk.

- Be mindful that headache medicine is a typical constituent of an assortment of over-the-counter drugs.

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